Superman turns 75 but you wouldn't know it to look at Henry Cavill, the star of "The Man of Steel." The newest movie in the Superman franchise opens today and Duane Dudek has the review. | June 14, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Marcus Center's Peck Flicks

"The Muppet Movie": The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts kicks off Friday its new family-friendly movie series in the outdoor Peck Pavilion with the 1979 movie following Kermit and Fozzie on the road to Hollywood. Seating in the pavilion's bowl opens at 6 p.m. Friday; the movie starts about 7:45 p.m. Free. | July 24, 2014»Read Full Article

Based on a novel by Cormac McCarthy, "Child of God" tracks the downward-spiral life of an Appalachian man (Scott Haze) living in isolation and having run-ins with the law. Tim Blake Nelson and Jim Parrack co-star. The film, nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, opens in limited release Aug. 1, but does not have a Milwaukee release date, according to distributor Well Go USA's website.| July 24, 2014»Read Full Article

It's hard to believe that director Rob Reiner's latest effort, the formulaic romantic comedy-drama "And So It Goes," is the first time Oscar winners Michael Douglas ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Wall Street") and Diane Keaton ("Annie Hall") have worked together on-screen.

Better late than never. But it would have been nice to see them in a project that didn't call upon the talented duo to have to do so much heavy lifting. | July 24, 2014»Read Full Article

"Wish I Was Here" is the cumulative wit and wisdom of Zach Braff, who at the ripe old age of 39, has discovered that death, you know, puts things into perspective.

Braff, a star of TV's "Scrubs" and writer-director of "Garden State" in 2004, has his fans. More than 60,000 of them invested in his Kickstarter fundraising campaign to make the film. | July 24, 2014»Read Full Article(1)

When Philip Seymour Hoffman leaves the frame in the final scene of "A Most Wanted Man," the camera lingers on the blank space where he had been for a beat, before fading to black.

His performance lingers as well. And the sensation of looking at something that had been there and now is gone permeates a film that revolves around the emphysemic chain-smoking German spy he portrays. | July 24, 2014»Read Full Article

Twenty years ago, Santiago Cucullu, one of Milwaukee's most widely exhibited and respected artists, went to a party in Buenos Aires. On Friday, an exhibition will result from friendships that began at that fete. That show, "Lejos," is my top pick for this Gallery Night & Day, the quarterly art crawl when galleries, museums and other venues stay open late and hold special receptions and events.

Co-curated by Cucullu, a native Argentine, the show at the Dean Jensen Gallery, 759 N. Water St., presents the work of six artists from Argentina, members of Artistas en Cooperativa. The informal collective of female artists is exhibiting as a group in the United States for the first time. Most of them are painters who create work that is in some way abstract and often surreal. | July 24, 2014»Read Full Article

The Milwaukee operator of movie theaters, hotels and resorts said fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 22.4% to $4.25 million, or 16 cents a share, from $3.48 million, or 13 cents, a year earlier. | July 24, 2014»Read Full Article(1)

The Florentine Opera presents Moonstruck and Microbrews, which includes a free screening of the 1987 film "Moonstruck," starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. For $10, you also can enjoy a beer and sausage tasting. Food and beer precedes the 9 p.m. movie at 926 E. Burleigh St. in Riverwest. Reserve your seat by calling (800) 326-7372 ext. 212.